In October 1939, as Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin were plunging the world into war, an American educational reformer named Abraham Flexner published an essay in Harper’s Magazine under the marvelous ...

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In October 1939, as Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin were plunging the world into war, an American educational reformer named Abraham Flexner published an essay in Harper’s Magazine under the marvelous ...

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Fundamental discoveries don’t always have practical uses, but they have soul-saving applications. By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist In October 1939, as Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin were plunging the ...